14 Barnaby Close, Harrow, HA2 8DN

14 Barnaby Close is a semi-detached house in Harrow (HA2 8DN). It has a recorded floor area of 27 m² (around 291 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1983-1990 and council tax band B. At 27 m² this is the smallest unit on EPC record across the building (27–55 m²). The building's EPC ratings span E to C, with this unit at the bottom. The latest certificate (December 2021) shows an E (score 50), well below the UK norm with real room to improve. Earlier certificates rated it D (May 2014); the latest reading is one band lower. Between certificates, lighting went from Good to Very Good; while main heating dropped from Average to Very Poor. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 76), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on to be used only when there is no heating/hot.

Held since November 2004 — that's 22 years off the open market, well above the local norm. At 27 m² it sits well below the postcode median (40 m² across 18 EPCs), making it one of the more compact homes locally. On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. Across 1997–2004, sale prices on this property compounded at 16.2% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £168,000 is 46.1% above the 2004 sale price. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£396/sq ft) was about 25.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode.